Anadolu Kavagi

Anadolu Kavagi Review

Rumeli Kavagi is the end of the line on the Asian side. Another pretty fishing village, it gets enough tourists to have a wide range of seafood restaurants, waffle stands, and ice-cream shops. The main attraction is the dramatically sited Byzantine Castle, a 15-minute walk up from the village through more restaurants and cafés. The hill was once the site of a temple to Zeus Ourios (god of the favoring winds), which dates back, legend has it, to the days when Jason passed in search of the golden fleece. Today there is a large ruined castle, built by the Byzantines and expanded by the Genoese allies. The view over the Upper Bosphoros to the blustery Black Sea is spectacular.